Nintendo Switch won’t work with your 3DS cartridges and Wii U discs

The Nintendo Switch is an exciting new gaming system from the company. But there might be things you have to consider if you’re thinking of getting one in the future. Nintendo representative says the console will not be able to play 3DS cartridges and Wii U discs. It supposedly isn’t considered a direct successor to these products so the compatibility isn’t there. It isn’t clear also if it can run digital games.

Nintendo is reportedly considering releasing a new 3DS successor but that isn’t confirmed yet. Engadget’s Mariella Moon points out that this might be Nintendo’s way of covering all its bases by saying it isn’t a direct successor to the past products, in case it doesn’t achieve the success the company hopes.

Nintendo Switch is a new home gaming system coming in March 2017

Nintendo provided the first glimpse of its new home gaming system and revealed that it is called Nintendo Switch. In addition to providing single and multiplayer thrills at home, the Nintendo Switch system also enables gamers to play the same title wherever, whenever and with whomever they choose. The mobility of a handheld is now added to the power of a home gaming system to enable unprecedented new video game play styles.

It is great to see Nintendo innovating a new space in gaming. With a console that's at home connected to an HDTV and also capable of morphing into a powerful mobile gaming device for travelling and even interactive on-the-go gaming, it is touching upon areas that neither Sony nor Microsoft really have any answers for right now plus it is something different from casual mobile gaming found on smartphones and tablets.

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